Coin-controlled mechanism.



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S ATNT PETER WILLIAM SCHROEDEB, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 0FONE-FOURTH TO ALFRED L. REED, 0F ANDERSON, INDIANA.

COIN-CONTROLLED MECHANISM.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER WILLIAM SGHROEDER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCoin-Controlled Mechanism, of which the following, taken in connectionwith the drawings, is a descri tion. I

My invention has for its object theproduction of a coin controlledmechanism, and in the present instance embodies the use of suchmechanism with a revoluble carrier containing articles to be vended,said carrier also containing display advertising cards which arerotatable with the carrier, the purpose being to artially revolve thecarrier each time a coin is dropped in the machine, and with eachrevolution to display a different advertising card.

Another object of my invention is to provide a vending machine which issimply constructed and easily operated, and which contains in a displaycase the articles to be vended, which may be matches, gum, postagestamps, post cards, or any small article for which there is a demand. I

A further object of my invention is to provide a machine which isautomatically locked against operation until a coin is deosited in themachine and the operating Fever moved, also to lock the machine againsta double operation with only one coin, all of which is described in thefollowing specification.

In the embodiment of my invention which is shown in the drawings, 1 haveillustrated a machine showing, a display carrier, having a plurality ofstacks or receptacles arranged vertically, with coin controlledmechanism for rotating this carrier a portion of a revolution at eachoperation, and mechanism for preventing the carrier from rotation exceptin one direction.

Various modifications in detail and touching the construction andarrangement of the difierent parts of the machine will suggestthemselves to persons skilled in the construction and use of this classof machinery, but mydnvention is not limited in these regards, as'theform shown is but an embodiment of the invention.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 4, 1909.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914. Serial No. 470,884.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete machine;Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3is a vertical sectional view through the center of the machine, thestack being broken; Fig. 4 is a view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5is a sectional view the carrier having. the articles to be vended,

and the cards for display advertising.

Suitablymounted in the casing A is a stationary frame-B to which issecured the operative mechanism. Rising from the center thereof is avertical spindle B which extends through the top of the transparentcasing A and which is secured in place by the screw a.

C is a revoluble carrier supported on the spindle B and which carries aplurality of stacks 6,1), I), (2, arranged at right angles to each otheraround said spindle. The front of each of these stacks is left open sothat the articles A to be vended are exposed through the case.Projecting from the outer corners of each of the stacks b are clips I)by means of which the advertising cards I) are held in place.Surmounting the stacks and supported by the spindle B is a cone shapedframe, which is exposed through the transparent casing A upon whichadvertising matter is displayed.

Referring now to the operative mechanism: Rigidly secured to the spindleB is a sleeve 0 and carried thereby is an intermittently revolvingratchet wheel D, which is provided with a suitable number, in this casefour, corresponding equidistant projections (1. Supported above thestationary frame B are the receptacles b, b, b, b which are adapted tobe rotated on a track which supports the contents of the receptacles.

Above the delivery chute this frame B is provided with an openingthrough which one of the packages in each receptacle will.

drop onto the shelf a as said receptacle is brought into deliveryposition. The supporting frame 15 is provided upon one side thereof withan opening B through which the article to be vended drops to thedelivery chute B. Supported on the frame B is a movable plate D, towhich is secured the arm D having thereon a shoulder d which is adaptedto contact withone of the projections (Z on the ratchet wheel D uponeach operation of the machine. A spring D secured to said arm and to theframe B holds the arm in contact with the ratchet wheel D. A second arm.E is secured to the stationary frame B, and projects into the path ofthe ratchet wheel D upon the side opposite to the arm D. This arm isheld in contact with the wheel D under tension of the spring E. Carriedby the movable plate D is a rack bar F, and engaging therewith is thepawl f, pivotally secured to the stationary frame B, which pawl is heldin normalposition by the sprin f. The purpose of this rack bar and pawwill be hereinafter explained. Carried by the movable plate D andextending through a slot 6 in the case A is the operating lever G.Surrounding the slot 6 is a plate 6 having a thumb piecee Secured inbearings e extending from the lower side of the stationary frame B is arod G upon which the movable plate D is supported, said plate operatingagainst the tension of the spring G which 1s secured at one end to thestationary frame B and tends to return'the plate to normal positionafter each operation.

Secured to the stationary frame and extending parallel with the rod G isa coin chute, which I will now describe.

H isdthe coin chute which is provided with a downwardly inclined,upwardly opening slot h which is coincident with the slot 72/ in thecasing A. The coin chute is formed of two parallel sections 12?, h oneof which has an inner rib 5h upon which the coin rolls to the lower endof the incline. Extending into'each of the sections [2. h of the coinchute and beneath the rib h is an open ended slot 72., said slot openingtoward the operating lever G. Pivotally secured to the in side of thesection if of the coin chute is a movable member-K which is held innormal position by the spring 7c. The free end k of this movable memberis bent at right angles to itself and extends beneath the extreme lowerend of the coin chute and upon which the coin drops as it isrolled downthe chute. The upper edge of this member K is provided with a projectingshoulder lea which extends into the path of a projection is, carried bythe movable plate D and locks the machine against operation until a coinis dropped into the chute.

The operation of the machine is as follows: When the machine is readyfor operation the receptacles are filled with the articles to be vendedwith one package on the shelf a ready for delivery. A coin H is droppedinto the chute H which rolls down the incline until it'drops against theprojection k. The weight of the coin has depressed the movable bar Ksufiiciently to move the shoulder k out of the path of the projection70. The operator then moves the lever G to the left and carries theprojection over the coin H pressing downwardly thereon until it fallsout of the coin chute and rolls into the coin box H located inside ofthe casing A. The movement of the lever G has carried with it themovable plateD and the arm D until the projection d there'- on engagesone of the ratchets (13 upon the wheel D and by this engagement hasgiven said wheel a one quarter turn, which has brought one of thereceptacles I) over the opening above the shelf a, the movable plate Dhas been brought forward into contact with the article on the shelf aand pushed it into the delivery chute B, which 15 inclined, and downwhich the article will drop by gravity to the end of the chute where itmay be picked up by the purchaser. As the article which was on the shelfa is being pushed out of the way, another article from the stackdirectly above the chute will be dropped into its place to be ready forthe next operation of the machine.

When the machine is not in operation, the rack bar F and pawl f remainin the position shown in Fig. 4, when a coin has been placed .in themachine and the lever moved to the left as far as it will go, the pawl fpasses over the rack bar without engagement with the teeth, but if thelever 1s moved only part way to the left. the pawl engages the rack barand prevents the lever from being returned to normal position until themachine has completed an operation. This prevents the possibility. oftwo articles bein delivered when only one coin has been plea in themachine.

I claim:

.In a vending machine, the combination of a casing, a stationary framesupported in said casing and havin an opening therethrough, a shelfbeneat said opening upon which each successive article to be vended istemporarily deposited, a bottomless rotatable carrier mounted upon aspindle supported in said frame, said carrier having a plurality ofvertically arranged compartments adapted when the carrier is rotated topass over the opening in said frame, a ratchet on said s indle,.ejectingmechan1sm secured-to said rame and in proximity to the aforesaid openingand coacting with the aforesaid ratchet, a lever operating said ejectingmechanism to simultaneously move the carrier a partial revolution andeject the article deposited on the aforesaid shelf, and

means for locking said mechanism against operation, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

PETER WILLIAM SOHROEDER.

Witnesses:

JAMES P. CRANE, CHARLES I. COBB.

